Aging and the Digital Life Course

Author : David Prendergast

Paperback

Published : Saturday 1 April 2017

ISBN : 9781785335013

Price : €27.00

Description

This book explores the key themes of social media, robotics, chronic disease and dementia management, care-giving, gaming, migration and data inheritance.

Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Drawing on contributions from leading commentators and researchers across the world, this book explores key themes such as caregiving, the use of social media, robotics, chronic disease and dementia management, gaming, migration, and data inheritance, to name a few.

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